Dale Pollard
The Ta Prohm Temple Stegosaurus
Location: Angkor, Cambodia
A carving on a temple wall shows an animal with a row of vertical plates along its back, sharply resembling a Stegosaurus. Some arguments have been levied against this claim but they’re hardly worth covering as most, upon seeing it, know exactly what’s being depicted. It’s not a porcupine.
In addition to that well-known stegosaurus carving, the existence of a second, lesser-known relief can be found in the same complex. This carving is larger and more eroded but the features of a stegosaurian dinosaur are clear enough. A bulky body, dorsal plates, and tail are easily made out— along with something else. Interestingly, the head appears elongated and slender in comparison to the first making it more realistic, but it’s what’s on the head and neck that you’ll find amazing.
An unusual feature around the neck shares uncanny similarities to a bridle or harness— suggesting domestication. The work that could (hypothetically) be done with an animal of that size is fascinating to think about. Perhaps it could even explain the massive amounts of stone which were moved to complete the temple it was carved into. Many don’t realize that the volume of stone used at the Angkor Wat complex is greater, proportionally, than even the largest pyramid on Giza plateau in Egypt. But back to the stegosaurus bridle. The evidence is mainly that it mirrors other carvings around Ta Prohm depicting bridles on horses, elephants, and oxen in the same manner.
The Triceratops Rider
Location: Acambaro, Mexico
A clay sculpture depicting a human figure riding a Triceratops was discovered in 1944. This piece is part of a larger collection of around 33,000 ceramic figurines near Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, by a German man named Waldemar Julsrud.
In the 1950s, Professor Charles Hapgood investigated the site and supported the idea that the artifacts were genuine. Apparently, thermoluminescence dating was done in the 1960s and 1970s (don’t ask me how that works) and the results indicated that the figurines might have a pre-Columbian origin.
Could it be that the mainstream evolutionary timeline is that blatantly false? The author obviously believes that to be the case. Humans and dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time. While some were predators that our ancestors feared (Job 40-41), it seems that some were also tamed and used in a ways not unlike the ox or horse. Could you imagine?
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